The Superhero Registration Act, answering the call of public opinion, had successfully been introduced and was about to be passed.
Using Dormammu's invasion as the catalyst, along with some of the Avengers' past operational mishaps, the Act had moved forward remarkably smoothly.
It explicitly required superheroes' actions to be controlled and restrained.
Put simply, the Avengers had to obtain politicians' permission before they could deploy!
As soon as the Act emerged, the entire world was in an uproar.
The online trolls who had long been prepared swarmed in, creating the impression that anyone who did not support it was a butcher.
The moment anyone voiced a different opinion, they would pounce like rabid dogs and tear them apart. The bloody examples made other "reasonable people" who had wanted to speak up choose self-preservation instead.
After all, although the Avengers had many fans and supporters, most of them were casual fans or fair-weather fans. In the end, only a small number were willing to brave others' keyboard fire and argue their case.
Combined with the momentum created by the earlier public discourse, it instantly formed an overwhelming "trend." The blind masses, who made up the majority, subconsciously supported the Act's passage.
Quite a few people had even taken to the streets under the guidance of interested parties, calling on superheroes to accept oversight.
For a time, this placed immense pressure on the Avengers' members and caught them completely off guard.
"Oh, my anxiety is acting up again."
Tony tossed a broken piece of biscuit into his mouth, his face full of misery.
Even he found this kind of public pressure extremely headache-inducing.
Personally, Tony absolutely did not want to be regulated. He had not wanted it before, and he wanted it even less now.
Yet during an event, he had unexpectedly